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In a defiant response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for the "unconditional surrender" of Iran, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei rejected the demand outright, Reuters reported. Speaking from Tehran, Khamenei stated, “We will not bow to foreign demands or abandon our rightful cause. Iran will continue its path to secure its independence and sovereignty, regardless of the threats or ultimatums from the United States or any other nation.” In a public meeting with his national security team, Trump affirmed that the U.S. would stand by Israel "until the Iranian threat is neutralized." Khamenei's refusal to surrender comes as Israel's airstrikes...

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s most wanted terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (search ), has been seriously wounded, according to a doctor who claims to have treated him last week. The doctor told an Iraqi reporter in the western city of Ramadi that Zarqawi was bleeding heavily when he was brought into hospital on Wednesday. After treating his wounds the doctor tried to persuade him to remain, but the Jordanian-born terrorist’s minders drove him away. The claim was supported yesterday by a senior commander in the Iraqi resistance who had been to Ramadi to investigate the report. The doctor, who refused to...